diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlterm/template b/srcpkgs/mlterm/template
index f329fd1001..f417d9801c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mlterm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlterm/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'mlterm'
 pkgname=mlterm
-version=3.8.9
+version=3.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static
  --enable-fribidi --enable-optimize-redrawing
  --with-tools=mlconfig,mlterm-zoom,mlterm-menu,mlclient,mlcc,mlfc
  --with-gtk=2.0 --with-imagelib=gdk-pixbuf"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config gettext"
 makedepends="freetype-devel fribidi-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel gtk+-devel
  libXft-devel libutempter-devel"
 short_desc="Multi Lingual TERMinal emulator for X"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://mlterm.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0d5f18c3986cc80cb8d0b1d8720a45be5eb85b2b908016f2f396bd5112e6c7c7
+checksum=736488bf2f0e6650054b81cb8e573d31e15ff5a9b8a20ab5e87afb552d91069e
 
 pre_configure() {
 	export ac_cv_func_posix_openpt=yes